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I scratch built a harness, much like you are doing, making it as close (as with in reason) to the reference photos, etc. But when it was all said and done, it looked awesome, but was very uncomfortable to wear and somewhat unstable. In order for the bottom of the JP to fit on the bracket, it had to be loose up top, which meant the top of the JP would hang out away from the back plate. If you tightened the top, than bottom would pop out if you bent down at all… I than resorted to zip-tying the JP to the harness every time I would wear it.

I gotta echo what Saxe said. I made one as well that was very similar to what you are working on. Looked super cool & actually held the JP in place very well. BUT, the thing dug into my back so bad that I could only stand to wear it for an hour. However, since you won't be trooping in it, it should be pretty cool. Look forward to seeing what you come up with.
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